Shirley Garcia
Student ID #: 11468539
Info 506: Social Networking for Information Professionals
Lyn Hay—Fall 2010
In a web 2.0 world and beyond, the 2.0 Librarian should be flexible concerning the specific tools currently being used, as these tools will continue to change and evolve. This creates the needs for these librarians to become comfortable operating outside of what may presently be their comfort zone. Technologies used need to be valued, understood and appreciated by the 2.0 Librarian. The technicians also need to be valued in a collaborative way rather than battled against. In this way, the positive aspects of these merging fields can be utilized to their greatest capacity.
In addition to understanding and having an appreciation of the various web 2.0 tools, 2.0 librarian need to stay current on the evolving preferences of patrons. These preferences, once understood (which is a continuous process) allows the librarian to attract and patrons and meet their needs and desires.
An openness and curiosity for what will work for patrons is paramount. It is also necessary to understand what will work professionally for all librarians and libraries within a given library system, as these libraries need to work together to plan for all of their patrons as a whole. This is becoming increasingly important as more and more patrons utilize services such as ILL and e-books/video/music etc.-. The 2.0 librarian should immerse his or her self in the use of these technologies, current and evolving trends among patrons and colleagues alike.
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